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HR 3401 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

VA Hiring Enhancement Act

Introduced: May 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Hiring Enhancement Act

This bill modifies requirements and procedures related to the hiring of physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Specifically, the bill negates enforcement of a noncompete agreement that an applicant for a specified appointee position (e.g., physician) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has entered into with a non-VA facility or party. As a condition of terminating the noncompete agreement, the physician must agree to serve at the VHA for one year or until the expiration of the noncompete agreement, whichever is later.

The bill also authorizes the VA to offer a contingent physician's appointment to a person if the VA anticipates that the person will have completed a residency program leading to board eligibility in a specialty and met other requirements for the appointment within two years after the VA offer.

Eligibility requirements for a VA physician's appointment are revised to require completion of a residency program rather than an internship.

What's happening now August 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
Lesko, Debbie
· Jul 21, 2022
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 20, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· May 20, 2021
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 20, 2021
Zeldin, Lee
· May 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3401: VA Hiring Enhancement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3401/
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"H.R. 3401: VA Hiring Enhancement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3401/.
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H.R. 3401, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3401/.
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